(a.) Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror.
(a.) Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.
Example Sentences:
(1) One is the stubborn mystery of how a giant of its liberation movements, an intellectual who showed forgiveness and magnanimity years before Mandela emerged from jail, could turn into the living caricature of despotism.
(2) "He makes the superb point that the London Olympics would be a perfect opportunity for Britain to magnanimously put an end to what Greeks and the majority of people in the EU, including the UK, see as a historical wrongdoing."
(3) The city claims to be the richest and most exciting on Earth, in which case it can show magnanimity.
(4) I understand that the football world will say that Barcelona is stronger, that they are the favourites, this does not offend me," he added, magnanimously accepting that the palpably superior side are indeed palpably superior to his team.
(5) Amid the celebrations, held in front of a strange mix of celebrities that included Andy Murray, Danny Cipriani, Dynamo the magician and Katie Price, Haye was magnanimous enough to praise Chisora's durability and what he described as "one of the best chins" he has faced.
(6) Hopefully we’ve done that tonight.” John Herdman, Canada’s English coach proved magnanimous in defeat.
(7) Many in this country of 50 million people view Mandela, who led the African National Congress to power, as a father figure and an icon of integrity and magnanimity amid the nation's increasingly messy politics.
(8) But the public and the press should know that these disclosures aren’t some act of government magnanimity – their hand was forced by organizations like EFF, ACLU, and Epic that have been trying to pry this information loose for years.” Stepanovich, now a lawyer with the digital and human rights group Access, gave a similar assessment.
(9) The victors have the responsibility to act magnanimously.
(10) Both worked for Disney, so naturally were rooting for Newsies and Peter and the Starcatcher but magnanimously conceded that "we did go see Once today and it's a great show".
(11) The man of peace shows no magnanimity in his great victory .
(12) On the day of victory, Michael Foot was magnanimous enough to congratulate her after she had borne a huge burden of responsibility pretty much alone.
(13) It’s for all the men who don’t know which of their kind and magnanimous actions could be interpreted as sexist, creepy or inappropriate: Telling a junior female staff member that she has “piercing eyes” is a sexist act.
(14) The hearing was attended by five members of his victim's family, who, with majestic magnanimity, were there to petition for his death sentence to be commuted.
(15) The ministers preparing to defy Cameron and George Osborne and campaign for Brexit are certainly not banking on magnanimity on 24 June.
(16) Mr Pope was the first American to be sentenced for espionage in Russia for 40 years, though Mr Putin promptly displayed magnanimity and pardoned him.
(17) "Now China can be magnanimous and say it is acting in solidarity with its brothers and sisters in Africa [who will benefit from the money], and that it is not going to stand in the way of a deal," he said.
(18) He may yet feel magnanimous again, but right now it's sensitive.
(19) When I gently indicated my awareness of this person's altered state, the result was a magnanimous offer to share.
(20) He doesn’t need too much space to have shots.” Laurent Blanc, the magnanimous PSG manager, credited the home side for getting through the tie.
Philanthropic
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Philanthropical
Example Sentences:
(1) A spokesperson for Lim emphasised his involvement with Salford is “philanthropic”, motivated by his interest in developing young players and has nothing to do with Valencia, Mendes or TPO.
(2) The big society bank is not philanthropic, and the chances are few charities will be able to afford its interest rate.
(3) The charity said it had struggled financially because philanthropic and public donations had shrunk at a time when it had to meet the practical and emotional needs of an increasing number of high-risk vulnerable children who are not being supported by the statutory system.
(4) For the billions of the poorest people around the world who rely on philanthropic aid to meet even basic needs, as the saying goes, “beggars can’t be choosers”.
(5) That means we must keep the pressure on our political, business and philanthropic leaders to generate the resources to finish the job.
(6) When it's then revealed he works with special-needs kids for a living, the audience applauds again, even though victory on The Voice would presumably lead to him ending that philanthropic career in favour of one involving stadium gigs and blowjobs on yachts.
(7) Luckily we have great collections, a great programme so we do our best … we are on a hamster wheel.” Blavatnik will join philanthropic names at the V&A such as Weston (the Weston Cast Court), Sackler (the Sackler Centre for Arts Education) and Porter (the Porter Gallery, which houses temporary displays).
(8) Famously philanthropic, the company is putting $175m into five research projects including plans to produce lower-cost renewable energy and non-petrol powered cars.
(9) Google is also developing driverless cars and its philanthropic arm, Google.org, has invested in green energy projects.
(10) Residents’ representatives are now seeing cases of working families cutting back on essentials, or having to visit food banks, in order to pay the rents charged by this apparently philanthropic organisation.
(11) The health clinic run in Kalirandu, Indonesia, by Foster Parents Plan, a private philanthropic welfare organization is described.
(12) The event is being co-hosted by the Brazilian government and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation, an independent philanthropic organisation.
(13) If you bring the low income consumer into the core activity of a regular business rather than as an add-on, philanthropic programme, it means that ultimately those [consumers] will be taken seriously and their needs responded to.” Read more stories like this: Ebola is a product of a destructive and exploitative global economic system Developing nations lose $100bn in tax revenue each year - will G20 reforms help?
(14) The theatre, which will run entirely on a commercial basis with no subsidies or philanthropic grants, was described by Hynter as a supplement to the West End .
(15) Whatever the cause, the war of words is a disaster for Madonna's complicated relationship with the southern African country , which she first visited in 2006, and renews questions about the wisdom of western celebrities on philanthropic missions to the developing world.
(16) Epstein financed the science fair through his philanthropic foundation, which he has also used to donate to universities.
(17) But hospitals are competing with a host of other worthy causes for philanthropic dollars.
(18) At this point, venture capitalists are drooling over bitcoin and its possibilities,” says Roger Ver, a bitcoin investor and evangelist whose philanthropic donations earned him the nickname “ Bitcoin Jesus ”.
(19) He’s defending those who he feels, whose voice he feels, doesn’t get sufficient attention in the national political debate,” said Lenkowsky, a professor of public affairs and philanthropic studies at Indiana University.
(20) There may be some raised eyebrows at a billionaire seeking philanthropic support, but the not-for-profit model itself has had a measure of success in the US, and next month the Bureau of Investigative Journalism – a not-for-profit journalistic venture – is due to be launched in the UK.